Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तदा सर्वे सुरेन्द्राश्च ऋषयो मुनयस्तथा । सकामाश्च भविष्यंति अक्षमाश्च परे पथि

Transliteration

tadā sarve surendrāśca ṛṣayo munayastathā | sakāmāśca bhaviṣyaṃti akṣamāśca pare pathi

Translation

«Alors tous les seigneurs des Devas, ainsi que les Ṛṣi et les Muni, seront saisis de désir ; et sur la voie suprême ils ne pourront soutenir leur retenue.»

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सुरेन्द्राः: lords of the gods (Indras among gods)
• सुरेन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् इन्द्राः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: munis
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (Manner adjunct/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise/so')

• सकामाः: desirous; with desires
• सकामाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (कामेन सह/कामयुक्ताः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अक्षमाः: unable; incapable
• अक्षमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• परे: on the other/further
• परे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (pathi इत्यस्य)

• पथि: on the path
• पथि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (continuing speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of Devas and sages in the Himalayan Kedāra landscape, their composure wavering as an unseen force of desire stirs; distant snow peaks and a silent Śiva-liṅga presence imply the ‘higher path’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Surendra(s)
• Ṛṣi(s)
• Muni(s)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings must guard restraint; kāma can arise when cosmic forces shift, testing the ‘higher path’ of discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context remains in the background.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal observation about desire and endurance on the spiritual path.